Directions to BRANCH BROOK PARK, Newark, NJ

From the Garden State Parkway

Take Exit 145 (Newark-The Oranges) to I-280 EAST to Exit 13 (Newark-First Street).
LEFT at bottom of ramp onto FIRST STREET.
RIGHT at first light onto ORANGE STREET.
At second light turn LEFT onto CLIFTON AVE.
Park entrance is about 1/2 mile ahead on the left. Enter park and follow park road for about 2.5 miles (you will go under 2 overpasses).  Look for flag pole and WHITE/RED tents on the infield). 

From the NJ Turnpike

Exit 15-W to I-280 West (after drawbridge) to Exit 14A (Clifton Avenue). Up ramp, RIGHT at light onto Clifton Ave. Park entrance is ahead on the left.  Enter park and follow park road for about 2.5 miles (you will go under 2 overpasses).  Look for flag pole and WHITE/RED tents on the infield). 

Parking

On-street parking is available on inside the solid white line around the perimeter of the infield. Parking lots are located at the north end.

From NJIT

Take the Newark subway from Warren Street Station (located on Lock St. next to the athletic field) to Davenport Ave Station (walk 50m into park via path, cross street and go over path/bridge, turn left and walk 200m to staging area. Or get off at Branch Brook Park station, walk into park and turn right.  Staging area would be about 200m past Heller Pkwy.  OR Walk(2.75 miles from campus) down Lock St and turn left onto Central Ave. go to the light and turn right onto Norfolk St.. Park entrance is just past route 280. Enter park and follow roadway for approximately 2 miles to start of course which located near Heller Pkwy.

Route 78

Take Route 78 to the Garden State Parkway. Follow GSP directions.

New York Thruway

Thruway to Exit 14A, Garden State Parkway. Follow GSP directions above.

George Washington Bridge

NJ Turnpike South to Exit 15W. Follow NJ Turnpike directions above.

Lincoln Tunnel

West on Route 3 to NJ Turnpike South to Exit 15W. Follow NJ Turnpike directions above.

From Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island

Take Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (Interstate 278) and follow 278 across Staten Island. Cross Goethals Bridge. Follow signs to New Jersey Turnpike North then follow New Jersey Turnpike directions above.

From NYC by train

PATH or NJ Transit train to Newark Penn Station. Take Newark subway to Davenport ave station or Branch Brook Park Station. (see from NJIT).

Park entrance is located next to Cathedral Basilica.  XC course is located in park loop between Bloomfield Ave and Heller Pkwy about 2 miles from park entrance..

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